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STATE EDOCATM ' Facts From Superintendent hayfield's Report. ^^g?Tbe superintendent of education bas issued bis aonaal report, from which ^.woe facts of interest relative to the v-. schools of the sta'e are taken. . Table No. 1 shows the enrollmenc Kpfar *ha year to bs as follows: White males 61,701, females 57, 326; total, 119 027 Colored males 66 816, females 72, 340; total. 139.156 " Total males 128,517, females 129, Y #56; grand total, 258.183 This is ao increase over last year of : White males 5.216, females 4.652; total, 9.868. Colored males 7,210, ?females 8,768; total, 15,978. Total increase of males 12 426, females 13, 420; grand total. 25,846. The enroll msot of 258,183 is the largest io the Bp history of the pablio schools of the sUte. The l&rge increase is doe, io part, to the increase io population, and, Ito part, to tho increase in the length of I the school cession, she latter being the resale of the increase in taxation for Bx sebooi^purposes There is still a large namber of children who do not avail y themselves of the educational advao XX': tagee offered them ; all will never do so K:-?ales8 compelled by law. EXPENDITURES. yX X The total expenditures in operation W, the schools for the year amount to X . ?697,068,06, aa increase of $1.24,430, 82 over the amount spent last year. . - This iocrease is out altogether due. to ^ f tba increase to the levy for school par ; poses. Last year was limited by law : to eight months, and all of the money foi that year was not epeot. ; - The reports show the school furoi taceand apparatus to be valued at $84, . 177.73, an increase of $9 524.40 over last year's valuation SCHOOL HOUSES. One hundred and fifty-three school houses were built during the year at X a total cost of $22,728 93. This ie the largest cumber ot houses built io any : one year, except the year 1893, in which 206 were built. There seems to be a gradual improvement in the class ' of houses erected, hut there is still - mach room for improvement along % tow line. The boa eas should be made! .'.'.V arare comfortable and attractive aod X ?feao?d bs supplied with more and bet ter forai? ore and school apparatus f, *'' There were used during the year for the white sohools 2.423 houses, of IX wbieb the state owas oniy 1.750, va! ?V, oed at $426*523.19 leaving 673 houses used for white schools oot owned by r- the state. Tho total cumber of houses owned by the state is 2.722, valus at $542, XX 679-25, to average value of nearly $200 each. It ia reasonably certain iaac very many of tbe booses owned by: the ?tate are worth muon less than $200 each The state should own the I ?J? & >oaes for all of her sohools, and it is : io be hoped that this will be the ease - to the near future, to which end effort wi'! be made during the next year. TEACHERS. The state board of education bas been cri'ictsed for the high grade of . questions submitted for the examina . tjoa of applicants for teachers The / justice, or injustice of these criticisms can be determined only by general re saUs. I, therefore, oill your especial attention to table N, number, 10 Ex an??irioo of this table will show that 777 first grade white male teachers were employed daring the year at an ' average monthly salary of $33 33 each, ao increase of 121 ia this class of - teachers ovef that of any previous year; 284 seeood grade white male > teachers were employed at ao average monthly ?alary of $24 28 each, an increase of 15 io this class; 100 ihirefgrade white male teachers were employed at sn aver? age moo th ly salary of $20 10 each a decrease of four io (hts class 1254; first grade white f?fu%le at an average monthly salary of $24 76 each, (the lew salaries in a few . counties reduced tbs average salary of this grade), an increase of 66 in this class ; 375 sec? ond grade white female* at au average moncbly saiary of $23.96 each, an in cea^e of 20 io this class ; 138 third grade white female at an average roon'hlv saiary of $28 each, (of the 138, Charleston county had 48 at ao average salary of $39, which ioore&sed the general average), an increase of 24 in this class. - it will be observed thar the greatest increases appear in the highest class. The above figures show that there were employed in the white schools 2 031 first, 659 second aod 238 third grade teachers. Tabb Noll shows increases io the colored teaching force as follows : First grade, males, 20 ; females, 33 ; second grade, males, 82; females. 118 ; third grade, males, (decrease) ! 17 ; females, 40 There were a total ! of 586 first. 812 second aod 627 third grade colored tear aers employed during the year. HIGBf SCHOOLS AND ACADE? MIES. 0 There are, including both white and colored, ninety-eight high schools and academies io the State. Sixty-one for whites made reports showing an en? rollment of 5.504 pupils, 72 buildings, valued at $164,450, 166 teachers, and ao average session of 8.52 months ; seven for colored reported showing ao enrollment of 1,804 pupils, 20 build? ings valued at $100,000, 50 teachers aod ao average session of eight months GRADED SCHOOLS. There are 60 graded schools io the state. Only 31 of these reported. The reports show ao enrollment of 12,954 whit" and 11,005 colored pupils white ?od 80 c<?!or*d teachers, 6? inga valued at $417.150 aod an age session of 8 53 moo the. tabular statements ) COLLEGE3. There are four state col leg the education of the white rac? for the colored, and the insti for the deaf and the blind with rate buildings for the races, white colleges show an enrol I m 1,112 pupils, 81 teachers, 81 ings, buildings and grounds val? $692,600, (exclusive of Clen buildings and grounds) five Iib containing 40,500 volumes valu $60,150, and an average sessi 9 4 months, the institute for th? and the blind being-included in figures The colored college c an enrollment of 1,033 pupil teachers, 10 buildings, building! grounds valued at $84,000 az eighth months session There are 20 private college whites The reports cf these an enrollment of 2,703 pupils, teachers, 88 buildings, building grounds valued at $836,500, and valuable libraries, and an ave session of nine months There are three private co colleges The reports of thee* not foll, but they show an enroll of 1 191 pupils, 28 buildings V? ats $224,000 and libraries contai 4,300 volumes valued at $4,000. Referring to teachers' Institute? Mayfield points out that for v teachers there were twenty eigl as m any counties and twenty 6?: colored in as many counties SCHOOL HISTORIES. Much has been written and j Iished on the subject of using Un States histories In our schools w are unfavorable to the South, fear that these publications may 1 caused some member of your ho able body to think that tbe S Board of Education adopted for in the public schools an objection: and unfair history I beg to inf you that Hansell's histories Montgomery's Beginners' his! were adopted by that board, and i no other history is authorized to used in any public school over wt tba!; board has jurisdiction M< gomery's Beginners' history 1 meant to be used more as a read book for primary pupils than a history. Other histories are used schools of this state over which t board has no jurisdiction He then quotes liberally from H sell's history to show that it is not fair ta the south He quotes from the United Sta commissioner of education as to il erac y, showing that this state is t highest in the Union, being 45 ] cent , the next lowest being Lou ana This state also pays per cap per annum for education, the arnot being 42 cents, the smallest of a state or territory Mr. Mayfield sa this is an unenviable position. There should be provided at tl sesiicn of the legislature sufficie state aid to make good the promis made to the people that the pubi schools would be improved and ma sufficient to meet tbe wants and i quirements ot the people-that all the country schools should furnit amule opportunity to the count children to obtain a common sebo education We have done the best we cou with the fonds available, and hai thus far received no state aid. Tl promises to the people to give the good schools should be redeemet and to do so tbe state should at th session make provision for state ai? sufficient to bring up all of the com try schools to a standard sufficient 1 meet the requirements of the peop Only this will satisfy the people an prevent the desertion of the countr for the towns and cities by thei where they can have e itisfactory ec ucationai advantages for their chi dren Upon the education of the masse depends the welfare of our peopl and the safety of our institutions Make the provision and the educatio of the masses will follow Withou sufficient money it cannot be secured You have the power to furnish th remedy. DISPENSARY FUND. I am informed by the state board o control that they have paid in to rh state treasure the sum of $50,001 for school purposes and expect t< j pay during January next, au addi ! tiooal sum of $20,000. The ?tatt board of education will meet during the first week in January and take some action in reference to thie money. 1 suppose it will be dis tributed among the counties in ac? cordance with the calculations oi Comptroller General James Norton as to the three dollars per capita de? ficiency, his estimate being that the income from the dispensary this year would yield a sum sufficient to raise, on proper distribution, each county to the three dollar per capita require ment, which rendered the levying of an extra tax by bim unnecessary. There should be some legislation empowering the state board of educa? tion to distribute among the counties any future income from the dispen sary for school purposes. Instead of a reformatory for youth? ful criminals, he suggests that a law be passed prohibiting children from remaining on the streets and towns after specified hours. He also suggests that the third Friday in November be appointed Arbor day.-Columba Register. BOUGHT BY THE COAST LINE. Baltimore, Dec. 29.-On Jan. 1, the Atlantic Coast Line will add to its system an important line by secur? ing the Charleston and Western Caro? lina railroad. Control of this line has just been obtained by a deal with the owners-Gen Samuel Thomas and Mr. Thomas F Ryan of New York-by which thc Atlantic Coast Line buys tbe entire capital stock of the Charleston and Western Carolina Mr B. F Newcomer, vice president of the Atlantic Coast Line, said to? day that for the present the same management will be continued in the road The Seaboard Air Line has traffic arrangements with this road to get into Augusta, Ga , and Charleston, S C , and the change in control is thought to mean some change in this arrangement. In some circles it is thought, however, that it wi!l be con tinned owing to the amicable feeling existing now between the two sys? tems as a result of the Seaboard mak gin peace with the Southern railway, with which the Atlantic Coast Line works in harmony The Charleston and Western Caro? lina runs from Port Royal, S. C , to Augusta, Ga, with an extension reaching Spartanburg, S C. It is regarded as a valuable property be cause of the large business it han? dles and will be an important feeder to the Atlantic Coast Line. At pres? ent the Atlantic Coast Line reaches this road over the Sonth Carolina and Georgia railroad at Augusta from Denmark, S C. A more direct con nection is had at Laurens, S. C., by means of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, which is also operated by the Atlantic Coast Line. By getting the Charleston and West? ern Carolina railroad, the Atlantic Coast Line will increase its coast terminals, and with its present sys? tem reach Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston and Port Royal. The capital stock of the newly ac? quired road is $1,200,000 Its bond? ed debt consist of $2,700,000 of first moartgage bonds, $1,800,000 of in come bonds, and Augusta terminal bonds aggregating $600,000. The fixed charges are said to be $8,000 a mile and the property is paying, it is said, 5 per cent, on a $5,000,000 capitalization. ' i i i Johnson's Chill and Fever Tome Cures Fever In One Day. Coti?d Kot Face Disgrace. So He Took Ten Thousand More and Skipped. Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 29.-A spe? cial 'o The News from Brunswick says : P H. Mabrv, agent of the Southern Express company afc this place, disap? peared to day with $5 000. consigned to the Bruoswiok Savings and Trust oompany, and $5.000 consigned to the National Bank of Brunswick. This currency was ?hipped hy the Savannah bank and Trust company, arriving at ll o'clock last right. In addition Mabry is supposed to have taken $i,500 placed in the express office by the Johnston Steamship Line la>t night. L*Ft night Rcuto Agent Lr.ve*t ar? rived to check up the offices Mabry j worked ail night and checked himself up $500 short. After figuring in vain trying to find it, he wro:e a three-page letter to bis wife, {-ouched in most af fectiocate and despairing terms lo it be stated that he wan short and did not know where the rncoey had gone Ageot Lovett would to day discover the shortage and probably jail bim Thc disgrace was too mach for bim to faco, and be took $10,000 then on haod and left If rpprehecded, he would kill himself. For bin wife and dear old mother he prayed God's blessing and thp hope that (hey would cot suffer through him. To them be would send money to keep them from want. In a chest at home he left $500 for them. j Every ono in Brunswick believes Mabry was crazy through fear of possi? ble disgrace, and all over Bruoswick there is regret expressed that be did not ask his friends for aid. It is not believed be will be prosecuted if he ? ow returns | Mabry is described as follows : Height, six feet ; eyes brown and deep j ?et, light mustache, mumbles in his j speech aud has a stern look. His home is LaGrange, Ga., and be is of good family. -if i ? ?i - Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. Pain Was Maddening and Hope Had Been Abandoned -Wonder? ful Results of Purifying the Blood. " A very severe pain came in my left knee, which grew worse and worse, and finally a sore broke out above the knee. It discharged a great deal and the pain from my thigh dovrn was maddening. Large, hard, purple spo:s appeared on ny leg. I suffered in thu vray for year.;, and gave up all hope of ever bel:: ; cured. My wife was reading o? v. C* 'O iilce mine cured by Hood/3 Sar^ap,:-. ;., a.-.d sL:e advised me to try it. I i.>e>.i tailing it and when I had used a iev/ bo.ties I found relief from my s:: .' rl::g. On, how thankful I am for th: ; rc'lc' i I a:n Stronger than I have ever Lee:: i i my life. lam in tho bes: of heaLh, h;ive a good appetite and a-n a r<rr ir.ar. s-JLogether." J. P. Moons, Lis';-- il!?'; : 1 a;ne. H?CCJ G tSa Isthe best-::i f i-: :he One Tr; s Ti] >ad Purl?ier. Hood's Pi!:s cure all ? ver U?*. ascents. TAX RETURNS FOB 1898. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY. SCMTEB, S. C., Nov. 24, 1897. lyOT?CE IS HEREBY GIVEN tbat I will attend, io person or hy deputy, at the following places on the days indicated re spjctively, for tbe parp?se cf recetviug re? turns ot Re?) Esr*?!e, Personal Property, ?nd Poll Taxes for the fiscal year commencing' Janoarr ?st, 1898 : At office Sumter, S. C , from Jan 1st to Feb 20th, 1898, inclusive Tindal?, Tuesday, J*nHary 4th. J U M cse! ey's, Wednesday, January 5tb. Wedgefield, Thursday, January 6th Stiteburg, Friday, J-tnuery 7tb Hagood, Saturday, Jaccary 8th. Remnert's S'ore, Monday, January 10th. Smithville, Tuesday, January 11th. Mannviile, Wednesday, January 12tb. Bisbopville, Thursday and Friday, Janu? ary 13th and 14;b Magnolia, Saturday, Jan 15th Lvnchrurg. Monday, Jan 17th. Norwood's Croes Roads, Tuesday, Jan. 18 th. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 19tb. J. M. McElveen's ?tore, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Mayesville, Friday, Jan 21st. Gordon's Mill, Saturday, Jan 22nd. Gail lards Cross Roads, Monday, Jan 3Cth Bossard, Tuesday, Jan. 27th Tbe law requires that ali persons ownir g property cr io anywise having charge of sucb property, either aa agent, huaoand, guardian, trustee, executor administrator, MC . return tbe same under oath to the Auditor, who re? quests all persons to ne p otu pt in miking their returns and save the ; 0 percent penalty which will be added to the property valua? tion of ali persoos who fad to tn&kt returns wi'bin the time prescribed by law Tax payer? return what they own on ?oe , first day of January, 1898 Assessorsand taxpayers will enter the fir6t given nan e cf tbe uxptj er in foll, a so mike a 8bpaiatf returo (or fach Township wbeie tte property is located and KISO in each and ?tery case the No of tbe Schcol District most bs given Every male ritiz?n between the age of twentycooe and S'xty years on the first d>* of January, 1898. except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from oiher chutes, are de^m-d taxable Polip, I ?nd exceot Conlederate Soldiers 50 years ot age, on Jan 1st, 1898. 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Lv ChnriesiOB Ar Summerville " Pregnalls " Geo rees " Branch ville " Rowesv'Jle " Gran?rt urg " St Matth?. rs " Fort Motte ,: Ringville Columbia Lv Colombia Ar Ringville " Fort Motte " St Matthews " Oraogeburg 14 Roweaville " Branchville " Geo raes " Pregnalls " Suniujervi?ie " Charleston DAILY. 7 10 a m 7 46 a m 8 18 a m 8 30 a m 9 00 a ai 9 15am 9 23 a m 9 48 a m 10 00 a m 10 10 a a 10 55 a m 7 00 a m 7 40 a m 7 51 a m 8 02 a m 3 24 a m 8 38 a m 3 55 a m 9 35 a ra 9 48 a m 10 22 a m 11 00 a m DAILY 5 30 p m 6 10pm 6 50 p m 7 04 p m 7 50 p m 8 07 p ca 8 24 p m 8 48 p m 9 03 p m 9 20 p m 10 10 p ci 4 00 p ta 4 44 p ra 4 55 pm 5 09 p m 5 27 p m 5 42 p m 5 55 p m 6 37 pm 6 50 pm 7 22 p m 8 30 D m Lv Charleston " Branchville '. Bamberg " Denmark " Blackville W illiston " Aiken Ar Augusta Lv Angosta ,: Aiken " Wtllistoc " Bi nek vi Ile " Denmark 11 Bamberg " Brancbviile Ar Charleston 7 10 a m 9 15 a m 9 41 a m 9 52 a m IC 10 a m 10 27 a m 11 09 a m ll 51am 6 20 a m 7 08 a m 7 49 a m 3 08 a ra 3 20 a m 8 33 a m 9 10 a ra ll 00 a m 5 30 p m 7 50 p m 8 19 p m 8 31 p m 9 50 p m 9 10 n m 9 57 p n? 10 45 p m 3 20 pm 4 07 p m 4 44 p m 5 03 pm 5 17pm 5 29 pm 5 G5 p m 8 00 pm Fast Elnress, Auzusta and Washington, with Toronga SfeeDera ?o New York Lv Angosta 3 05 p ra Ar Aiken . 3 44 p rr 11 Denmar* 4 59 p m Lv Denmark 6 25 a m " Aiken 7 28 a -a Ar August* 8 10 a m Dai?y l?scept fcuaaay. Lv Camden '8 45 a m 2 25 p m " Camden Jonction 9 35 a m 3 55 p m Ar Ringville 10 05 am 4 35 pm Lv Ringville 10 25 am 6 00am " CamdeD JencticQ 1100 am 6 40 am Ar Camden 1155am 815am E. S BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON, Gen'l Man'g-'r Traffic Man'gi' General offices-Charleston. S. C. Atlantic Coast Line Stor?h-Easteni R. R. ol S. C. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Dec HO. 35 20. 1897. ! * i A. M Le. Florence 3 25 u Kingstree Ar. Lane9 4 ?8 Le. Lane* j 4 3S Ar. Charita ' 6 03 A. M. sro 53 TRAINS GOING NORTH. Le Cbari't'n Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes " Kingstree Ar. Florence NO. 78 . yo 32 * vo 52 A lt. P II. J A. M 6 33 5 17 I 7 00 8 0 6 45 I 8 26 8 IO 6 45 8 29 9 35 7 55 A.M. P. M I 1. M *?aiiy. fDaily except Sunday Ne. 52 runs through to Colombia via Cen ral R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and Fnvetteville-Short Line-and make cloe? connection, fer all poi nts North. Train's on C.* DER. leave Florence 9 55 a m, arrive Darlington 10 28 a m, Cbe raw ll 40 a m, Waceeboro 2 25 p m. Lea?< Florence, daily except Sunday, 3 15 pm, ar? rive Darlington 8;40 p cs, Bartsville 9 35 p m, Bennettsville 9 36 p tn, Gibson 10 00 p m. Leave Florence, Sandi.>- only 9 ?5 am, Ar? rive Darlington 10 27 a m, Hartsville ll 10 am Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 15 a m, Bennettsville 6 41 a m, arrive Darlington 7 40 a m. . Leave Hartsville daily except Sun? day 6 45 a m, arrive Darlington 7 30 a m> leave Darlington 9 00 am, arrive Florence. 9 25am Leave Wadesbcro, daily esce;-t Sunday 3 00 pm , Cberaw 5 15 pm, Dar? lington 6 29. p D, Florence 7 00 p m Leave Hartsville, Sundav only 8 20 a m., Darling* ten 9 05 a m., arrive Florence 9 25 a m. i R.KENLY, JNO.F. DIVINE Gen'! Manager, Geni Supt. *. t? KM RP?vkN. Traffic Manara Atlantic Coast Line. MANCHESTER AND AUGUSTA R. R. Conden?ed ecbtdule-Io effect Dec 20, 1S97. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Lv Darlington, Lv Elliott, Ar Sumter, Lv Sumter, Ar Creston, Lv Creston, Ar Pregnalls, Ar Urangenurfi, Ar Denmark. No *25 a. rr. 4 29 5 17 No. f57 a. m. 7 ?3 8 40 9 25 5 45 9 15 5 40 6 12 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. t?6 No. *32 LT Denmark, Lv Orangeburg. DT Pregnalls, Ar Cre?ton, LT Creston, Ar Suro'er, LT Sumter, Ar Elliott, Ar Darlington, a. m. 10 CO 3 50 6 55 7 40 8 30 >. m .P m. *4 20 5 03 5 30 6 30 p. rn. ?Daily, fDaily except Sunday. Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New York and Macon T?a Augusta T. M Emerson, H M. Emerson, Traffic Manaeer. Gen. Pass. Agt. J. R. Kenley, Gen'l Manager. i. ?1 Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. * Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb 28